Stroudsburg schools to hold parents' town hall meeting on security

The Stroudsburg Area School District will hold a town hall meeting for parents only Wednesday night to discuss security procedures in place in the district.

The Stroudsburg Area School District will hold a town hall meeting for parents only Wednesday night to discuss security procedures in place in the district.

The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Stroudsburg Junior High School on Chipperfield Drive.

“I wanted the opportunity to allay people's fears as to what we are doing, Superintendant John Toleno said.

Toleno will make a presentation and then open the meeting to questions from the public. He plans to discuss “some of the specifics of our security practices to make sure our kids are safe during the day,” he said.

School Resource Officer Paul Gasper of Stroud Area Regional Police and Stroudsburg Area School District Director of School Safety and Security Keith Albert will also be on hand.

Toleno said East Stroudsburg University's psychology department will be available to advise parents about what to say and not to say to their children regarding the Connecticut school shooting last week.